Deadly immigrant boat accident in Greece

GREECE MIGRANTS ACCIDENT

People speak to a passenger while a crane raises the yacht that capsized, at Malagari port on Samos Island, Greece, 05 May 2014. At least 18 people were confirmed drowned and as many as a dozen still missing after two vessels loaded with migrants trying to enter Greece sank off the eastern Aegean island of Samos, coast guard officials said. (EPA/STELIOS DEMERTZIS)

At least 22 people — including families trapped in a flooded cabin — drowned when a yacht and a dinghy crammed with migrants trying to slip into Greece capsized Monday, May 5th in the eastern Aegean Sea, authorities said.

Rescue teams led a search for up to seven more people missing, in what was one of the deadliest migrant boat accidents in Greek waters in recent years and the third fatal one this year. Many on board were from war-torn or unstable countries in the Middle East and Africa. (AP)